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Development Of A Field Test For Total Suspended Solids Analysis, Jessica Branigan
Development Of A Field Test For Total Suspended Solids Analysis, Jessica Branigan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Total suspended solids (TSS) are all particles in water that will not pass through a glass fiber filter with a pore size less than 2 μm, including sediments, algae, nutrients, and metals. TSS is an important water quality parameter because of its adverse effects on aquatic species and wildlife. The EPA has proposed a regulation for turbidity, a related water quality parameter, which has been stayed pending further testing. TSS is regulated through the EPA via the NPDES in many states. Since there are no accepted field tests for TSS, projects with TSS regulations must send samples to a laboratory …